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THE  UNIVERSITY 
OF  CALIFORNIA 


OGDEN  CITY 


OFFICERS  AND  STANDING   COMMITTEES. 


FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  BONDS. 


MAYOR'S  MESSAGE   FOR   1898 


OGDEN,  UTAH,  JANUARY 
181)0. 


OGDEtf,  UTAH. 
PKINTED  BY  THF    OGDEN   PRE 


OODEN  CITY. 


OFFICERS  AND  STANDING   COMMITTEES. 


FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  BONDS. 


MAYOR'S  MESSAGE   FOR  1898. 


OGDEN,  UTAH,  JANUARY 
1809. 


OQDEJVT  CITY,  UTHtj. 

ELECTIVE  OFFICERS— 1898-S9. 

JOHN.  A.  BOYLE Mayor 

HARRIET  S.  EMERSON City  And  tor 

EDWARD  H.  ANDERSON   City  Recorder 

EDWARD   M.    ALLISON,    JR.,.,..., -. City  Attorney 

ROBERT  A.   MOTES    .".' City   Treasurer 

EDMUND  T.   HULANISKI    City  Justice  of  the  Peace 

COUNCILMEN. 

THOMAS  E.  BROWNING   President  of  the  City  Council 

First  Ward    Job  Pingree,   John  Jenkins 

Second  Ward    J.  E.  Williams,  Martin  Cullen 

Third  Ward    Myrtillo  Shaw,   M.   L.  Jones 

Fourth  Ward  A.  L.  Brewer,  E.  T.  WooKey 

Fifth  Ward   S.  P.  Ash,  T.  E.  Browning 

APPOINTIVE  OFFICERS. 

Chief  of  Police   J.  E.  Davenport 

Chief  of  Fire  Department  Orson  R  ser 

City  Engineer  A.  F.  Parker 

Sanitary   Inspector   William   Moyes 

Sexton    W.  L.  Porter 

Coal  Oil  Inspector   H.   M.  Bond 

Night  Jailer  W.  F.  Critchlow 

Day  Jailer  and  Police  Court  Clerk   Ben  Ternes 

Pound  Keeper   A.   Peterson 

STANDING  CITY   COUNCIL  COMMITTEES— 1898-99. 

On  Laws  Brewer,  Browning,  Woolley 

On  License   Williams,  Pingree,  Cullen 

On  Claims  Woolley,  Ash,  Jenkins 

On  Finance   Ash,  Woolley,  Pingree 

On  Streets Pingree,  Williams,  Jones 

On  Sanitary  Jenkins,  Williams.  Cullen 

On  Sewerage  Cullen,  Shaw,  Jenkins 

On  Public  Buildings  and  Grounds ...   Jones,  Brewer,  Sha  w 

On  Water  Supply  Shaw,  Williams,  Ash 

On  Engrossing B  owning,  Jores,  Brewer 

On  Fire v Jones,  Brewer,  Browning 

On  Police  Ash,  Woolley,  Browning 

SPECIAL  COMMITTEES. 

On  Taxes   Ash,  Woolley,  Williams 

Water  Supply  Commission. .  .Browning,  Pingree,  Jones,  Brewer,  Woolley 


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$32. 


MAYORS  OF  OGDEN  CITY  SINCE  TIME  OF  INCORPORATION. 

Lorin  Farr  February,  1851,  to  November  14,  1870 

Lester  J.  Herrick  February  13,  1871,  to  December  29,  1876 

Lorin  Farr February  11,  1877,  to  February  9,  1879 

Lester  J.  Berrick  ..February  12,  1879,  to  February  11,  1883 

David  H.  Peery February1  12,  18S3,  to  February  18,  1887 

David   Eccles    February  18,   1887,   to   February  14,   1889 

Fred  J.  Kiesel  February  14.  1S83,  to  February  14,  1831 

William  II.  Turner February  14,  1891,  to  December  31,  1892 

Robert  C.  Lundy January  1,  1893,  to  December  31,  1893 

Charles  M.  Brough   January  1,  1894.  to  December  31,  1895 

Hiram  H.  Spencer January  1,  1896,  to  January  3,  1898 

John   A.    Boyle   January   3,   1898,   to  January  1,   1900 

RECORDERS  OF  OGDEN  CITY  SINCE  TIME  OF  INCORPORATION. 

David    Moore    1851,    to   March   17,   1855 

William   Critchlow    March  17,   1855,   to  December  31,   1868 

Thomas   G.   Odell    January  1,   1839,   to  June  14,   1873 

James  Taylor   June  21,   1873,   to   February  11,   1883 

Thomas  J.  Stevens  February  12,  1883,  to  February  14,  1889 

John  W.  McNutt  ..February  14,  1889,  to  February  14,  1891 

T.  P.  Pi yan  February  14,  1891,  to  December  31,  1892 

Charles  S.  Rapp   January  1,  1893,  to  December  31,  1893 

PJdward  H.    Anderson    January  1,    1894,   to  January   1,   1900 

BONDS  AND  IMPROVEMENTS. 

Ogden,  the  capital  city  of  Weber  County,  Utah,  was 
incorporated  February  6,  1851. 

As  per  official  census  of  1895,  it  had  a  population  of 
15,828,  which  is  now  estimated  at  20,000.  There  is  a 
bonded  indebtedness  of  $504,000,  as  follows: 

Date  Issued.                                  Due.  Per   Ct.           Kind.           Amount. 

March  1,   1890    .....1910  5                   Sewer             $  £0  OCO 

June   1,   1891    1911  6        Gen'l  Improvm't    100,000 

Feb.    1,    1892    1902  6                    Sewer                   4,000 


Feb.  1,  1392  1912  6  Gen' 

April  1,  1892    1912  5  Gen' 

Dec.    1,    1S92    1912  5  Gen' 

May   1,    1893    1913  5  Gen' 


Imp  ovm't  £0,000 

Improvm't  50,000 

Improvm't  50,OCO 

Improvm't  100.0CO 


Aug.  15,  1898  1918  4%     Gen'    Improvm't    100,000 

Total $504,000 


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The  city  has  52  miles  of  streets,  of  which  36  miles 
are  graded  and  graveled.  There  are  many  miles  of  asphalt 
and  stone  sidewalks,  and  about  3-7  of  a  mile  of  paved 
streets.  It  has  13  1-10  miles  of  sewers,  and  about  30 
miles  of  distributive  water  system  within  the  limits,  the 
pipe  ranging  in  size  from  2  inches  to  20  inches  in  diame- 
ter. It  has  a  magnificent  city  hall,  three  fire  stations,  a 
substantial  jail  and  police  station,  and  a  modern  hospital. 
There  are  also  two  ten-acre  parks,  beautifully  improved. 

Year.                         Mayor.               Valuation.           Levy,  Mills.  Tax. 

1887 David    Eccles  $2,487,138  5  $  1?,435  69 

1888 David    Eccles  2,932,£30                  5  14,664.65 

1889 F.    J.    Kiesel  8,460,690  5  42,303.45 

1890 P.    J.    Kiesel  11,440,020  4  45,760.08 

1891 W.   H.   Turner  14,001,920                   3%  49,006.72 

1892 W.   H.   Turner  13,785,345                   4  51,141.38 

1893 R.  C.  Lundy  13,394,447                   6%  87,063. £0 

1894 C.    M.    Brough  10,736,548  10  107,335.43 

1895 C.    M.    Brough  9,787,335  10  97,873.35 

1896 H.  H.  Spencer  10,171,557  10  101,715.57 

1897 H.  H.  Spencer  8,864,533                   9  79,780.79 

1898 John  A.  Boyle  7,915,219                   9  71,233.93 

1899 John  A.  Boyle  .  

RECORDER'S  STATEMENT. 

OF   THE    RECEIPTS     AND    DISBURSEMENTS     OF     OGDEN    CITY, 

UTAH,  FOR  THE  YEAR  1897. 

RECEIPTS. 

City  Taxes,  Alma  D.  Chambers,  189-7 $  64,581.31 

City  Taxes,  F.  B.  Hurlbut,  1896  10,293.88 

City  Taxes,   D.  Hamer,  1893-94 3,011.27 

Delinquent  City  Taxes,  1893   21.41 

Delinquent  City  Taxes,  1894   183. 55 

Delinquent  City  Taxes,  1895   4,155.98 

Delinquent  City  Taxes,  1896 3,?OS.76 

Delinquent  Special  Taxes,  1896 1  0  9.78 

Sewer  District  No.  2 600.67 

Sewer  District  No  3    1,604.19 

Sewer  District   No.   4    299.76 

Sewer    District    No.    5    771.06 

Sewer  District  No.   6    1,148.99 

Sewer   District  No.   7 1,533.33 

Liquor  Licenses   21,045.00 

Business  Licenses   2,360.85 


Police  Court  Fines  3,570.00 

Interest   i..:. ...,.;.. 1,069.93 

Cemetery  Pees  and  Sale  of  Lots 1,005.00 

Poll  Taxes  255.00 

Dog  Taxes    519.00 

Streets,    sale   of   lumber,    etc 109.02 

Tax   Sale  Costs    91. CO 

General  Pee  Account   54 . 25 

Private    Sidewalks    •..  343.22 

Rent,  Public  Grounds  and  Buildings 213.50 

L.  G.  Wilkerson,  25th  Street  repairs 1,234.77 

Public   Lands    ....'.....,  5.00 

Fire  Department 41. CO 

Legal  .50 

Weber  County,   repairs  of  Ogden  Bridge 112.26 


Total  :;...$125,144.22 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Interest  on  Bonds  and  Warrants  $  33,497.42 

Street    Department    14,449.44 

Fire   Department 15,910.52 

Police  Department   15,234.40 

Public  Buildings 1,555.39 

Cemetery 1,160.62 

Engineering 3,227 . 75 

Health  Commission   3,112.90 

Charity,  including  1897  tax  remissions 3,481.36 

Legal  Department  5,226.03 

Light   for  Streets 7,825.20 

Dog   Tax 1,885.90 

Expense 1,575.72 

Salaries   ...,..,...  8,205.46' 

Water   Supply,   street   sprinkling 4,488.85 

Election  Expense  1,073.40 

Private  Sidewalks   1,085.83 

Public    Grounds    2,036.29 

L.   G  Wilkerson,    Paving  Repairs    1,234.77 

Londs  Redeemed   2,000.00 

Taxes,    collecting,   etc 890.98 

Waterworks  System   558 . 15 

Poll   Tax,    collection,    etc 623.59 

Liquor    License    Rebates    372.50 

Hospital 171.30 

Pound    Keeper    196.00 

Business  License  Rebates   100.10 

Fire  and  Police  Commission  Expense  396.40 

Weber   County,    repairs   Ogden    Bridge    112.26 

Sewerage    94.60 

Delinquent  Special  Taxes    45.70 

Delinquent    City    Taxes    70.60 


Total    $131,904.43 


RECAPITULATION. 


Receipts  from  Jan.  1,  to  Dec.  31,  1897 $125,144.22 

Overdrafts  on  Treasurer,  Dec.  31,  1897 40,363.69 

Cash,  Sinking  Fund  No.  1,  Jan.  1,  1897 25,000.00 

Cash,  Sinking  Fund,  No.  2,  Jan.  1,  1897 5,000.00 

Cash,  Tax  Sale  Costs  Fund,  Jan.  1,  1897 3,110.67 

Disbursements  from  Jan.  1,  to  Dec.  31,  1897 

Overdrafts  on  Treasurer  Jan.  1,  1897 

Cash,  Sinking  Fund  No.  1,  Dec.  31,  1897 

Cash,  Sinking  Fund  No.  2,  Dec.  31,  1897 


$131,904.43 

36,099.52 

25,614.63 

5,000.00 


Total $198,618.58        $198,618.58 

I  hereby  certify  that  the  above  and  foregoing  is  a 
full,  true  and  correct  report  of  the  receipts 
and  disbursements  of  Ogden  City,  Utah, 
for  the  year  1897. 

EDW.  H.  ANDERSON,  City  Recorder. 

I  have  audited  the  above  report  and  find  the  same 
correct,  as  appears  from  vouchers  on  file 
in  this  office. 

ED.  T.  MORTON,  City  Auditor. 

OGDEN,  UTAH,  January  3,  1898. 


STATEMENT  OF    RECEIPTS    AND    DISBURSE- 

MENTS  OF  OGDEN  CITY,  UTAH,  FOR 
THE  YEAR  ENDING  DECEMBER  31, 
1898,  COMPILED  FROM  THE  QUARTERLY 
REPORTS  OF  CITY  AUDITOR  H.  S. 
EMERSON. 

RECEIPTS. 

Alma  D.  Chambers,  Tax  Collector,  1898 $  51,624.07 

Delinquent  City  Taxes,  1893    138.72 

Delinquent  City  Taxes,  1894 551.18 

Weber  County  Delinquent  Taxes,  1895 1,219  40 

Weber  County  Delinquent  Taxes,  1896   , 1,276.41 

Alma  D.  Chambers.  Tax  Colector,  1897 6,631.23 

Delinquent  Sewer  Tax  of  1895 10.65 

Delinquent  Sewer  Tax  of  1896 83.49 

Delinquent   Sewer  Tax  of  1897    139.56 

Weber   County  Delinquent  Taxes,   1897 505.14 

Delinquent   Sewer  Taxes   of  1893 339.99 

Delinquent   Sidewalk   Taxes  of   1897    12.00 

Sewer   District    No.    2    785.51 

Sewer  District  No  3   .....' 1,843.67 

eSwer  District  No.  4    563.15 

Sewer  District  No.  5- 862.79 

Sewer  District   No.   6    1,061.39 

Sewer  District  No.  7 1,711.27 

Liquor  Licenses  21,550.00 

Business  Licenses    5,530.97 

Police   Department    3,947.35 

Interest  392.99 

Cemetery  fees  and  sale  of  lots  1,208.50 

Poll  Taxes  355.03 

Dog   Taxes    385.00 

Street  Department    62.25 

General  Fee  Account  326. 50 

Private   Sidewalks 34.45 

Rent,  Public  Grounds  and  Buildings  188.00 

Fire   Department    45.84 

Legal  Department .60 

Estray  Pound   84 . 50 

Engineering    18.35 


.$103,489.87 


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DISBURSEMENTS. 

Interest  on  Bonds  and  Warrants  $  32,262 . 05 

Fire    Department    12,172.71 

Police   Department 11,959.19 

Street   Department    9,648.44 

Public  Buildings 1,381.11 

Cemetery    651.61 

Engineering    ..„ 1190.62 

Health   Commission    , v.  2,384.61 

Charity    1,425.55 

Legal    Department 5,849.80 

Light  6,198.83 

Dog  Taxes   294.55 

Expense 1,647.78 

Salaries 5,603.91 

Water  Supply,   Street   Sprinkling 3,498.80 

Public  Grounds 1,654.66 

Bonds  Redeemed . 2,000. CO 

Taxes,  and  amount  paid  for  collecting 863.40 

Waterworks  System   218. CO 

Poll  Tax,  collections,  etc • 47065 

Liquor   Licenses    729.16 

Business  Licenses   699 . 84 

Hospital    1,069.64 

Estray  Pound  SOi  2  j 

Election   expense 617.20 

Weber  County,  Repairs  on  Ogden  Bridge  130. CO 

Sewerage   187.10 

Fire  and   Police  Commission    14.85 

Paving  District  No.  2,  Tax  Rebate 5,768.83 

General  Fee  Account,  Returned  Franchise  Fee 150.00 

L.   G.   Wilkerson,   account  of  paving  repairs. 1,151.39 

Total $112,219.09 

RECAPITULATION. 

Receipts  from  Jan.  1,  1898,  to  Dec.  31,  1898 $103,489.87 

Overdraft  on  Treasurer  Dec.  31,  1898 49,883.99 

Cash  in   Sinking  Fund  No.   1,   Jan,  .1,  1898 25,614.63 

Cash  in  Sinking  Fund  No.  2,  Jan.  1,  1898 5.000.00 

Disbursements  from  Jan.  1,  to  Dec.  31,  1898 $112,219.09 

Overdraft  on   Treasurer,   Jan.  1,   1898 40,363.69 

Cash  in  Sinking  Fund  No.  1,  Dec.  31,  1898 26,408.71 

Cash  in  Sinking  Fund  No.. 2,  Dec.  31,  1898 5,000.03 


Total $183,991.49.        $183,991.49 


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MAYOR'S  MESSAGE. 


To  tlie  Git y  Goqqcil  of  Ogder|  City,  Utql\, 

1898. 

TO  THE  PRESIDENT  AND  MEMBERS  OF  THE  CITY 
COUNCIL: 

Gentlemen: — At  the  close  of  what  has  proven  a  very 
prosperous  year  for  the  City  of  Ogden,  the  first  year  of 
your  administration,  I  take  pleasure  in  submitting  to 
your  honorable  body  my  annual  report  for  1898,  for  your 
consideration  and  for  the  information  of  the  public.  In 
this  connection  allow  me  first  to  wish  you  a  happy  New 
Year;  also  that  during  the  present  year  you  may  find 
pleasure  in  your  municipal  duties. 

I  have  received  reports  from  most  of  the  departments 
of  the  City  Corporation,  from  which  have  been  gleaned 
the  items  of  information  which  follow.  In  each  case 
where  I  have  deemed  it  necessary,  commendations  have 
been  made  and  recommendations  are  suggested  for  your 
consideration.  I  believe  that  a  united  effort  on  the  part 
of  the  officers  and  employees  of  the  city  will  tend  to  still 
further  protect  the  work  in  the  various  departments  of 
the  city  which  is  now  very  admirably  performed  by  the 
faithful  servants  of  the  public. 

CITY  FINANCES. 

For  a  number  of  years  Ogden  City  has  been  in  close 
financial  quarters  and  it  has  taxed  the  ingenuity  of  the 
officers  to  find  means  to  carry  on  the  expenses  of  the  city 
and  at  the  same  time  to  keep  good  the  city's  credit  on  its 


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bonded  indebtedness.  It  is  for  this  reason  that  public 
improvements  to  a  certain  extent,  and  in  many  instances 
where  it  was  actually  necessary,  have  been  neglected. 
The  present  total  bonded  indebtedness  of  the  city,  which 
will  be  reduced  f  2,000  on  the  1st  of  February,  is  $506,000. 
The  report  of  City  Auditor  Emerson  compiled  from  her 
quarterly  reports  of  the  year  shows  the  total  receipts  of 
the  city  for  the  year  1898  to  have  been  f  103,489.87,  while 
the  disbursements  for  the  same  period  have  been  $112,- 
219.09.  On  the  face  of  this  statement  it  would  appear 
that  we  have  expended  more  than  we  have  received;  but 
it  must  be  remembered  that  the  receipts  include  only 
$51,624.07  obtained  from  taxes  of  1898,  while  the  sworn 
statement  of  the  County  Auditor  shows  that  we  are  en- 
titled to  $71,236.99  on  a  total  assessed  valuation  of 
$7,915,219,  leaving  a  balance  due  us  of  $19,612.92.  Weber 
County  is  also  owing  Ogden  City  for  deliquent  taxes  from 
and  including  1893  to  and  including  1897,  $12,381.21,  due 
us  on  redemptions,  so  that  any  apparent  lack  of  receipts 
for  1898  may  be  amply  accounted  for  in  these  amounts. 
The  further  statement  may  be  safely  made  that  the  ac- 
tual expenditures  of  the  city  have  not  exceeded  the  in- 
come when  it  is  remembered  that  the  total  receipts  for 
the  year  were  $21,634.25  less  than  the  income  of  1897; 
also  that  our  disbursements  were  $19,685.34  less  than  the 
disbursements  of  1897.  In  view  of  this  it  will  be  seen 
that  the  administration  has  conducted  the  affairs  of  the 
city  in  a  most  economical  manner  and  has  saved  to  the 
taxpayers  in  round  numbers  about  $20,000.  It  should  be 
added  that  out  of  the  expenses  of  1898,  $5,768.89  were 
paid  as  a  paving  tax  refund  and  should  not  properly  be 
considered  a  legitimate  expense  for  1898.  We  have  also 


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Lad  exceptionally  large  judgments  to  pay,  which  have 
swelled  the  legal  department  expenditures  to  $5,849.80, 
one  judgment  alone  amounting  to  $2,500,  obtained  for  an 
accident  that  occurred  in  the  summer  of  1897. 

The  Auditor's  report  shows  further  that  there  is  an 
overdraft  on  the  Treasurer  of  $49,886.99,  but  there  was 
cash  on  hand  writh  the  Treasurer  at  the  close  of  the  year 
in  the  sum  of  $20,011.58,  so  that  the  actual  outstanding 
warrants  on  that  date  was  $70,498.57.  A  call  to  pay  out- 
standing warrants  has  since  been  made.  It  must  be 
borne  in  mind  that  there  has  been  set  aside  for,  an  UOAV 
remains  in,  the  two  sinking  funds,  $31,408.71,  an  ample 
amount  to  pay  our  interest  for  the  year  1899  and  also 
suificient  to  redeem  the  two  $1,000  sewer  bonds  which 
fall  due  February  1,  1899. 

A  most  excellent  financial  move  which  must  be 
credited  to  the  administration  was  the  refunding  of 
§100,000  improvement  bonds  of  1888,  which  were  sold  on 
August  15th,  and  funded  at  4  1-2  per  cent,  with  practi- 
cally no  expense  to  the  city.  We  had  been  paying  5  per 
cent  on  these  bonds,  so  that  this  transaction  represents 
a  saving  to  the  taxpayers  of  the  city,  during  the  life  of  the 
bonds,  of  $10,000. 

I  recommend  that  during  the  year  1899  the  Finance 
Committee  be  instructed  to  so  rearrange  the  financial  af- 
fairs of  the  city  that  on  the  first  day  of  January,  1900,  the 
city  shall  pay  every  warrant  that  has  been  issued  in  1899; 
and,  further,  that  a  sinking  fund  be  established,  to  be  re- 
plenished by  a  special  levy  beginning  with  the  present 
year,  for  the  payment  of  all  such  warrants  as  have  been 
issued  prior  to  January  1,  1899,  a,s  fast  as  it  is  possible 
to  pay  them.  Also,  that  the  interest  on  such  warrants 


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issued  prior  to  January,  1899,  remain  at  8  per  cent,  that 
the  interest  upon  warrants  issued  for  1899  be  reduced  to 
5,  or  not  to  exceed  6  per  cent,  and  that  the  rate  of  inter- 
est, when  fixed,  be  endorsed  on  the  face  of  such  warrants. 
I  see  no  other  way  of  placing  the  city  upon  a  firm  and  cer- 
tain cash  basis. 


CITY  RECORDER'S  OFFICE. 

During  the  year  1898  the  City  Council  held  thirty- 
eight  regular  meetings,  nine  adjourned  meetings  and -two 
special  meetings,  a  total  of  forty-nine;  the  Advis- 
ory Committee  held  one  meeting.  Thirteen  ordi- 
nances were  passed,  making  a  record  of  seventy- 
four  pages;  380  pages  of  minute  record  were  re- 
corded and  indexed;  850  papers  were  filed  and  indexed. 
The  Recorder  countersigned  3,288  warrants  which  aggre- 
gated $107,834.43;  as  against  4,318  warrants  in  1897 
which  aggregated  $128,148.83. 

Licenses  were  issued  as  follows: 

1827. 

No.        Amount. 
Business  licenses  collected  by  the  Recorder  outside  of  the 

regular  municipal  business  license  ordinance 150        $  2,360.85 

Liquor  licenses  collected  by  the  Recorder,  including  re- 
tail, wholesale  and  brewers   310          21,045.00 

Dog   license   collected   during  1897 206  643. CO 


Total   463        $24,048.85 

1898.  • 

No.        Amount. 
Business  licenses  collected  by  ths  Recorder  outside  of  the 

regular  municipal  business  license  ordinance 114        $  2,541.00 

Liquor  licenses  collected  by  the  Recorder,  including  re- 
tail,   wholesale   and   brewers ill         21,550. CO 

Municipal  or  regular  merchants'  licenses,  collected  by  J. 

Vluth  for  the  six  months  ending  Dec.  31',  1898 433  '        2,98 J. 95 


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Uog  license  co'.lected  by  Collectors  Jchn  Mel  vain  and  John 

A.  Lampert  during  1898   157  481.00 

Total    815        $27,561.95 

Received     through     the     Recorder's     office     from     other 

sources,  including  fees,  rent  and  miscellaneous 1,113.61 

Total  amount  collected  in  Recorder's  office $28,705.59 

In  the  Cemetery  records  which  were  kept  by  the  Re- 
corder there  were  recorded  180  burials,  besides  a  number 
of  transfers  of  lots.  The  reports  of  the  Sexton  show 
thirty  cemetery  lots  sold  at  $15  each,  and  twenty-five  half 
lots  sold  at  $7.50  each,  all  of  which  have  also  been  re- 
corded. 

I  recommend  that  the  ordinance  defining  the  duties 
of  the  City  Sexton,  and  the  regulations  of  the  Cemetery 
bo  thoroughly  revised  to  conform  to  the  practices  now 
obtaining,  and  particularly  making  it  the  duty  of  the 
City  Recorder  to  keep  the  Cemetery  records;  and  the  duty 
of  the  Sexton  to  report  monthly  to  the  City  Recorder 
upon  blanks  furnished  by  the  city  for  that  purpose.  The 
city  has  been  to  a  great  expense  in  procuring  a  splendid 
record  which  is  now  being  kept  by  the  Recorder,  al- 
though there  is  no  ordinance  making  it  the  duty  of  that 
officer  to  keep  such  a  record. 

In  this  connection  I  also  recommend  that  the  ordi- 
nance defining  the  duty  of  the  City  Recorder  be  so  amend- 
ed as  to  require  that  officer  to  properly  index  the  minute 
records  and  papers  of  the  Council  proceedings  in  the 
same  manner  that  this  work  is  now  being  done.  The  sys- 
tem which  has  been  adopted  and  is  now  used  by  the  Re- 
corder, I  think,  is  among  the  best  in  the  State,  and  steps 
should  be  taken  to  insure  its  perpetuation  in  case  of  a 
change  of  officers. 


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LEGAL  DEPARTMENT. 

I  have  not  received  the  official  report  of  the  City  At- 
torney, but  have  the  assurance  from  him  that  a  full  re- 
port of  the  condition  of  his  office  will  be  placed  before 
your  honorable  body  in  the  near  future.  Some  very  im- 
portant cases  have  been  tried  during  the  past  year. 

An  action  to  recover  $45,000  was  brought  by  Nellie 
Tackett.  This  case  was  tried  and  a  verdict  rendered 
against  the  city  for  $2,500  and  costs,  which  judgment  has 
been  paid. 

The  most  important  of  all  the  cases  pending  in  the 
courts  is  the  case  of  Ogden  City  vs.  the  Bear  Lake  and 
River  Waterworks  and  Irrigation  Company.  The  city 
obtained  a  judgment  in  the  Third.  District  Court  in 
April  last  in  which  the  Judge  ordered  an  accounting  to 
be  made  to  Ogden  City  for  the  value  of  the  water  system 
that  was  in  operation  in  this  city  prior  to  the  building  of 
the  system  now  in  use,  which  water  system  was  de- 
stroyed, according  to  the  evidence,  by  the  waterworks 
company  during  the  time  of  building  the  present  system 
and  also  after  its  completion.  In  this  case  a  motion  for 
a  new  trial,  made  by  the  defendant,  is  now  pending.  I 
am  assured  that  the  hearing  will  soon  be  had,  an  earlier 
hearing  having  been  prevented  by, the  ill-health  of  Hon- 
C.  C.  Richards,  who  is  retained  in  the  case  and  who  is 
now  greatly  improved.  Every  effort  should  be 
made  to  have  this  important  case  settled.  I  am 
confident  it  is  the  wish  of  a  great  majority  of  the 
taxpayers  that  Ogden  City  shall  own  its  own  water 
works.  Personally,  I  am  satisfied  that  we  can  operate  a 
waterworks  system  as  economically  as  it  is  operated  un- 
der the  present  management,  thus  saving  .to  the  taxpay- 


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ers  of  Ogden  City,  either  in  direct  revenue  or  by  cheaper 
rates,  from  f  12,000  to  |15,000  per  annum.  A  few  years 
of  such  saving  would  soon  settle  the  difficulty  of  raising 
revenue  for  our  floating  indebtedness.  I  recommend  that 
every  effort  be  made  to  attain  the  object  for  which  the 
City  has  set  out  in  this  case,  namely,  the  complete  own- 
ership of  the  water  works  system. 

Dr.  M.  N.  Graves  obtained  a  judgment  against  the 
city  for  $299  and  f  13.45  costs,  claimed  on  account  of  med- 
ical services  rendered  the  inmates  of  the  city  jail.  At  the 
time  this  service  was  performed  the  ordinances  of  the 
city  did  not  require  the  physician  of  the  city  to  perform 
such  services  as  part  of  his  official  duties,  so  the  lower 
court  decided.  Since  then  the  ordinance  has  been  amend- 
ed so  as  to  include  such  service  in  the  duties  of  the  City 
Physician.  Notice  of  intention  to  move  for  a  new  trial 
has  been  made  by  the  city. 

The  following  cases  are  now  pending  in  court: 

Henry  T.  Snyder  vs.  H.  S.  Emerson. 

W.  D.  Silvey  vs.  John  A.  Boyle,  Mayor,  et  al. 

Fred  Meissner  vs.  John  A.  Boyle,  Mayor,  et  al. 

I).  ().  Sullivan  vs.  John  A.  Boyle,  Mayor,  et  al. 

These  suits  are  pending  for  salaries,  the  plaintiffs 
claiming  that  Ogden  City  had  no  right  to  discharge  them. 

Another  case  is  that  of  E.  T.  Hulaniski  vs.  Ogden 
City,  which  is  also  a  suit  for  salary,  the  Judge  claiming 
that  the  Council  had  no  right  to  reduce  his  salary  from 
$83.33  per  month  to  $60.  This  case  is  still  pending. 

In  the  case  of  Ogden  City  vs.  G.  F.  Boreman,  suit 
was  brought  to  compel  the  defendant  to  pay  a  license  for 
the  privilege  of  practicing  the  profession  of  law.  In  the 
Justice's  Court  a  judgment  was  obtained  against  the  de- 


fendant,  who  appealed  to  the  District  Court,  where  it 
will  be  heard  in  February  of  this  year. 
Other  minor  cases  are  also  pending. 

POLICE  DEPARTMENT. 

The  Police  Department  has  made  an  excellent  show- 
ing considering  the  small  number  of  patrolmen  on  the 
force,  and  it  is  deserving  of  special  praise  for  its  services. 
The  force  at  present  consists  of  one  chief,  one  detective, 
three  patrolmen  and  three  specials,  besides  two  jailors. 

There  have  been  collected  in  fines  and  forfeitures, 
|4,514.75.  in  cash,  $3,757.30  of  which  has  been  paid  to  the 
treasury,  leaving  a  balance  of  $757.45  as  yet  unaccounted 
for;  also  2,717  days'  work,  representing  that  many  dol- 
lars, making  a  total  receipt  of  $7,231.75.  The  total  ex- 
penditures of  running  the  department  has  been  $11,- 
959.19,  as  per  the  Auditor's  report,  leaving  a  net  cost  for 
the  year  of  only  $4,728.44,  a  most  excellent  showing,  as 
the  net  cost  for  1897  was  $6,000,  a  showing  far  below  any 
year  since  1892.  There  were  930  arrests,  363  of  which 
were  convicted  and  188  suspended;  there  were  nine  par- 
dons granted  during  the  year  sixteen  children  lost  and 
found.  Being  of  great  importance  to  the  city,  I  trust  that 
the  Police  Department,  as  in  the  past,  will  receive  your 
full  and  hearty  support,  thus  insuring  good  service  and 
protection  to  the  citizens  from  obnoxious  characters  who 
may  stray  in  this  direction. 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

The  Fire  Department  has  made  a  splendid  record 
during  the  past  year,  one  of  which  the  citizens  may  well 
be  proud.  According  to  Chief  Orson  Riser's  report  there 


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have  been  seventy-four  alarms,  all  of  which  were  prompt- 
ly responded  to.  This  is  twenty-three  more  than  wrere 
given  in  1897,  and  more  miles  were  traveled  in  reaching 
these  fires  than  in  any  one  previous  year  since  the  present 
fire  department  system  was  organized.  Notwithstanding 
the  large  number  of  fires  the  value  of  property  destroyed 
was  only  fll,503.65.  Out  of  this  amount  $8,402.96  was 
paid  in  insurance  and  the  amount  of  losses  uninsured 
was  |3,100.69,  a  very  remarkable  showing  when  it  is  con- 
sidered that  the  total  amount  of  insurance  involved  was 
$236,332.  With  such  facilities  for  fighting  fire,  our  rates 
of  insurance  should  be  as  low  as  those  of  any  city  in  the 
United  States,  and  if  we  can  maintain  this  record  during 
the  present  year,  the  rates  in  Ogden  should  be  reduced. 
The  department  force  consists  of  one  chief,  assistant 
chief,  captain,  electrician  and  seven  men,  making  a  total 
of  eleven,  besides  two  substitutes  and  one  watch  boy.  The 
cost  of  maintaining  the  department  in  1898,  including  all 
repairs  and  permanent  improvements,  feed  for  horses, 
etc.,  wras  $12,172.71,  out  of  which  amount  $678  was  car- 
ried over  from  last  year, .so  that  our  net  expenses  were 
only  $11,494.71.  In  1897  the  expenses  were  $12,838.52,  to 
which  should  be  added  $678,  making  the  total  expense 
for  1897  $13,516.52,  showing  a  saving  of  $2,021.81  for  1898 
as  above  1897.  Chief  Eiser  makes  some  recommenda- 
tions, to  the  Council  which  I  consider  very  important  and 
which  should  receive  your  careful  consideration.  As  far 
as  I  know  there  is  perfect  harmony  in  tlje  department, 

the  men  are  very  enthusiastic  and  determined,  if  possible, 
to  make  a  better  record  this  year  than  in  the  one  just 
past. 


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CITY  ENGINEER'S  DEPARTMENT. 

The  Auditor's  report  shows  a  total  expense  in  the 
department  for  the  year  of  $1,190.62,  as  against  $3,227.75 
in  1897.  The  most  important  work  in  this  department 
has  been  the  laying  of  1,150  feet  of  8-inch  sewer  conecting 
the  City  Hospital  with  the  sewer  on  Twenty-seventh 
street,  at  a  total  cost  of  $734.19;  also  the  repairing  of  the 
Twenty-fifth  street  paving  at  a  cost  to  Wilkerson  £  Hob- 
son,  the  contractors,  of  $1,341.82;  sixty  permits  for  build- 
ing, plumbing  and  sewers  have  been  issued.  The  cost  of 
maintaining  sewers  for  the  year  has  been  $167.10.  The 
city  now  owns  15.12  miles  of  sewers  of  all  kinds,  there 
being  in  the  system  122  manholes,  thirty-three  of  which 
are  dead  ends. 

The  records  in  the  engineer's  office  are  in  very  bad 
shape.  I  think  steps  should  be  taken  to  have  this  office 
put  in  order,  the  notes  of  survey,  permits  and  other  docu- 
ments to  be  properly  recorded  and  indexed  so  as  to  be 
readily  found  and  thus  be  of  use  to  officials  and  citizens 
who  may  desire  information.  The  shape  in  which  the 
records  are  now  found  renders  them  practically  useless. 
I  call  especial  attention  to  one  showing  made  by  the  en- 
gineer, regarding  the  cost  of  8-inch  sewer.  It  appears 
from  the  records  that  the  cost  of  laying  such  sewers  un- 
der the  original  contracts  in  Ogden  City  was  on  an  aver- 
age of  $1.90  per  foot,  while  the  cost  of  the  8-inch  sewer 
connecting  with  the  City  Hospital  and  laid  by  the  city 
was  a  fractiofa  less  than  74  cents  per  foot.  This  would 
serve  as  an  indication  that  the  city,  under  its  own  offi- 
cers, can  perform  its  public  works  far  cheaper  than  by 


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contracts,  and  speaks  highly  in  praise  of  the  work  of  our 
present  engineer. 

STREET  DEPARTMENT. 

Considering  the  financial  condition  of  the  city  and 
the  necessity  for  strict  economy,  the  work  upon  the 
streets  for  the  year  has  been  as  extended  as  it  was  possi- 
ble to  make  it.  Undoubtedly  there  are  many  improve- 
ment® that  should  be  made  that  cannot  be  made  owing 

to  the  limited  means  in  our  hands  and  our  desire  not  to 
burden  the  taxpayers.  In  one  thing  the  city  has  been 
fortunate;  no  serious  law  suits  have  been  begun  for  dam- 
ages, showing  that  the  officers  of  the  city,  under  the 
watch  care  of  the  Council,  have  carefully  guarded  the 
dangerous  places  where  accidents  might  occur.  This 
same  vigilance  should  be  extended  in  the  future  and 
every  means  taken  to  guard  against  accidents  that  may 
result  in  damage  suits  to  the  city. 

A  large  quantity  of  broken  limestone  is  now  on  hand 
in  the  stockade  which  would  make  excellent  roads  in 
case  the  Council  might  see  its  way  clear  to  use  this  mate- 
rial on  some  street  of  the  city.  I  think  an  expenditure  in 
this  direction  would  receive  the  hearty  support  of  the 
taxpayers,  and  I  recommend  that  the  rock  be  placed  upon 
some  street  at  the  very  first  opportunity  at  the  opening 
of  spring. 

The  city  has  fifty-two  miles  of  streets,  of  which 
thirty-six  miles  are  improved.  During  the  past  year  two 
miles  of  streets  in  various  parts  of  the  city  wrere  graded 
and  graveled.  This  wrork,  with  the  regular  outlay  of  the 
department,  involved  an  expenditure  of  $9,648.44,  as  per 


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Auditor's  report.  In  1897  the  expenses  of  the  department 
were  $14,449.44,  showing  a  reduction  of  $4,801.  Of  the 
amount  expended  $516  was  divided  as  follows:  For  rock 
crusher,  $250;  wagon  and  plow,  $76;  expense  of  stockade, 
$190.  In  addition  to  the  above  expenditures  the  follow- 
ing amounts  were  collected  in  poll  taxes,  and  the  labor 
tax  expended  on  the  streets: 

118  taxes  collected  in  cash,  at  $3.00 $    354.00 

1433  taxes  collected  in  labor,  'at  $3.00 4,293.00 

Total    $4,653.00 

Fifteen  miles  of  streets  was  the  daily  average  sprink- 
led during  the  season  of  1898.  This  sprinkling  was  dis- 
tributed in  various  parts  of  the  city,  the  cost  being 
$3,498.80,  as  against  $4,488.85  in  1897.  Owing  to  many 
obstacles,  the  streets  did  not  receive  the  desired  amount 
of  sprinkling  during  the  year.  1  believe  that  efficient 
street  sprinkling  is  conducive  to  good  health,  and  I  rec- 
ommend that  immediate  steps  be  taken  to  place  all  our 
service  in  good  shape  before  the  sprinkling  season  ar- 
rives, so  that  we  will  be  prepared  to  do  better  work  dur- 
ing the  season  of  1899.  The  interests  of  the  city  demand 
it.  It  requires  a  great  quantity  of  water  to  keep  the 
streets  in  proper  condition  during  the  summer,  and  last 
year,  owing  to  litigation  with  the  water  company  we 
were  not  permitted  to  erect  additional  standpipes,  which 
would  have  been  a  great  benefit  to  us,  since  in  certain  dis- 
tricts the  distance  between  standpipes  is  so  great  that 
much  time  is  consumed  in  traveling  with  empty  wagons, 
I  trust  this  difficulty  may  be  overcome  in  the  near  future 
so  that  the  service  may  be  improved  without  additional 
cost  to  the  city. 


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CITY  PHYSICIAN. 

Owing  to  the  absence  of  Dr.  A.  S.  Condon,  who  en- 
listed to  serve  the  country  when  war  was  declared  with 
Spain,  we  have  a  report  of  his  oiffice  from  Dr.  Dickson 
only  since  June  1,  1898.  The  doctor  says  that  there  have 
been  fewer  cases  of  typhoid  fever  during  the  past  year 
than  for  many  years  previous,  and  no  cases  at  all  of 
diphtheria.  There  has  been  no  epidemic  of  scarlet  fever 
and  what  few  cases  did  appear  were  carefully  quaran- 
tined and  fortunately  did  not  get  beyond  the  home  and 
in  some  cases  attacked  only  one  in  the  family.  To  the 
careful  inspection  of  all  suspicious  places  by  the  sanitary 
inspector  is  due  the  excellent  sanitary  condition  of  the 
city  during  the  past  year.  The  doctor  has  treated  fifty- 
six  patients  from  June  to  December  31st  and  has  made 
131  calls,  and  has  always  been  prompt  in  responding  to 
cases  which  needed  his  care  and  attention. 

SANITAKY. 

During  the  year  there  were  in  all  213  deaths,  115 
males,  98  females  and  350  births — 184  males,  166  females. 
There  were  32  cases  of  scarlet  fever  reported,  out  of 
which  number  six  died;  78  cases  of  measles,  out  of  which 

two  died;  and  three  deaths  of  typhoid.  In  addition  to  the 
above,  the  report  of  the  sanitary  inspector  shows  in  de- 
tail the  amount  of  matter  consumed  at  the  crematory  for 
the  year;  also  that  there  have  been  twenty-two  sewer 
connections  during  the  year,  which  has  improved  the 


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sanitary  conditions  very  much,  they  being  made  in  dis- 
tricts noted  for  their  lack  of  proper  sanitation.  I  do  not 
Avish  to  be  unduly  harsh,  but  I  believe  in  all  cases 
where  houses  are  located  in  the  sewer  districts,  sewer 
connections  should  be  compelled  as  a  safeguard  to  the 
health  of  the  city.  I  agree  with  the  city  physician  that 
we  are  indebted  in  no  small  degree  for  the  good  health 
enjoyed  by  the  community  to  the  untiring  efforts  of  our 
sanitary  inspector,  who  is  strict  in  his  orders,  compelling 
quarantine  in  cases  of  contagion,  and  complete  and  thor- 
ough in  cleansing  of  infected  premises,  enforcing  the 
strict  letter  and  spirit  of  the  law,  all  of  which  is  in  har- 
mony with  my  idea  of  a  sanitary  inspector.  We  may  con- 
gratulate ourselves  upon  the  fact  that  Ogden  is  among 
the  healthiest  cities  of  the  United  States. 

PUBLIC  LIBRARY. 

Our  public  library,  which  has  now  more  than  2,000 
volumes  on  its  shelves,  has  been  well  patronized  during 
the  past  year,  and  the  number  both  of  books  and  patrons 
is  increasing  each  year.  Great  as  is  the  benefit  of  this 
institution  to  the  public,  its  usefulness  is  materially  cur- 
tailed for  two  reasons:  First,  the  la,ck  of  necessary 
means;  secondly,  the  inability  of  the  city  to  lend  efficient 
aid  while  the  institution  remains  but  a  semi-public 
affair.  In  reality  being  a  private  enterprise.  If  it  were 
entirely  a  public  institution,  I  Imve  no  doubt  that  your 
honorable  body  could  devise  means  by  which  its  full  use- 
fulness could  be  made  apparent,  At  present  the  reading 
room  is  open  only  a  part  of  the  day  and  it  is  .necessary  to 


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charge  a  membership  fee,  by  which  many  are  deprived 
of  ks  use.  It  should  be  entirely  free,  open  at  all  reasona- 
ble hours  to  rich  and  poor  alike  who  may  be  studiously 
inclined.  Thus  the  library  may  become  a  great  factor  in 
the  education  of  our  people. 

ELECTRIC  LIGHTS. 

During  the  year  1897  the  city  paid  for  its  street 
lighting  $7,825.20.  A  new  contract  with  lower  rates  has 
been  secured,  so  that  last  year  this  amount  was  reduced 
to  $6,198.83,  a  saving  to  the  city  of  $1,626.37.  Also, 
through  the  labors  of  the  officers  of  the  city  a  25  per  cent 
reduction  of  rates  to  private  consumers  of  light  was  se- 
cured in  June  of  last  year,  by  which,  since  that  time,  an 
average  saving  of  a  thousand  dollars  per  month  has  been 
obtained  for  such  private  consumers.  This  means  an  ag- 
gregate of  $12,000  per  year  less  than  was  charged  consum- 
ers in  1897,  and  should  be  taken  into  account  by  the  tax- 
payers in  reviewing  the  conduct  of  affairs  in  the  city  by 
its  public  officers.  In  addition  to  this,  we  now  have  our 
public  parks  and  all  public  buildings  lighted  free  of 
chare. 


CONCLUSION. 

I  herewith  submit  to  your  honorable  body  the 
various  reports  made  by  the  heads  of  departments,  from 
which  I  'have  culled  the  information  herein  contained, 
excepting  the  report  of  the  City  Attorney,  which  has  not 
yet  been  filed,  and  the  reports  of  the  chiefs  of  police  and 


fire  departments,  which  have  already  been  submitted  to 
your  honorable  body. 

In  conclusion  I  wish  to  thank  you  all  for  your  pa- 
tience and  courtesy  and  take  pleasure  in  assuring  you 
that  I  am  at  your  command  in  rendering  any  assistance 
or  giving  any  information  in  my  possession  which  might 
aid  you  in  your  labors. 

Very  respectfully, 

JOHN  A.  BOYLE, 

Mayor  of  Ogden  City. 
Ogden,  Utah,  January  9,  1899. 


